东北梅花鹿卵泡发育的显微结构

为揭示雌性东北梅花鹿的生殖机理提供组织依据,利用光学显微镜观察7只成年东北梅花鹿卵巢的组织结构和卵泡的发育过程,同时利用目镜测微尺和显微照相技术分别对60个原始卵泡、60个初级卵泡、25个次级卵泡、34个三级卵泡和3个成熟卵泡及透明带厚度进行测量和拍照。结果表明,东北梅花鹿卵巢组织也是由生殖上皮、白膜、皮质和髓质构成;皮质部在卵巢的外周,但间质腺不发达;髓质位于皮质深层,分布有较多的血管。卵泡在发育过程中,各级卵母细胞和卵泡的直径差异较大,卵泡和卵母细胞的生长呈双向生长;透明带物质出现于3~4层卵泡细胞包围卵母细胞时;卵泡闭锁发生于卵泡生长的各个时期,主要表现为卵母细胞和卵泡细胞的形态变化,有两种形式;三级卵泡的闭锁过程分为早期、中期和后期3个阶段。     

牦牛卵巢组织学结构的观察

本试验对牦牛的卵巢结构进行了研究,主要是通过大体解剖和显微结构的观察。通过研究,把牦牛的卵泡分为了原始卵泡、初级卵泡、次级卵泡和囊状卵泡。研究发现,牦牛的卵巢中数量较多的是原始卵泡,它主要分布在皮质的浅表层。原始卵泡是由卵母细胞以及周围单层的扁平卵泡细胞组成。初级卵泡体积增大,透明带开始形成。次级卵泡体积迅速增大,透明带厚度明显增加,卵泡膜增厚。囊状卵泡腔体大,卵母细胞位于卵泡一侧,形成放射冠状的卵丘。     

猪卵巢发育的组织学特点及糖组织化学

运用组织学常规石蜡切片-HE染色和过碘酸-雪夫染色(PAS)方法,分别对3日龄及165日龄育成猪卵巢组织结构、各级卵泡的发育变化特点及其黏多糖分布情况进行了研究。结果显示,3日龄的猪卵巢皮质、髓质界限模糊,皮质部分由外向内依次分布着密集的卵原细胞和卵原细胞巢、共质体样的卵原细胞群,皮质深层与髓质相邻处分布着合胞体样的卵母细胞簇状结构和卵泡。育成猪卵巢中,皮、髓质界限明显,能观察到原始卵泡、初级卵泡、次级卵泡及近成熟卵泡,但是很少能见到黄体的结构。PAS染色结果表明,3日龄的猪卵巢中PAS阳性反应主要分布于卵原细胞周围的基质、卵原细胞巢和合胞体的外膜上,以及原始卵泡周围的基质、初级卵泡的卵泡膜及刚形成的透明带上,此外卵巢的白膜、髓质的结缔组织、血管壁及卵巢网周围也可见到广泛的阳性着色。育成猪卵巢中,PAS阳性反应主要分布于基质、生长卵泡的卵泡膜、卵泡的透明带、次级卵泡的卵泡液、黄体被膜及髓质的结缔组织和血管壁。     

猪卵巢发育的组织学特点及糖组织化学

运用组织学常规石蜡切片-HE染色和过碘酸-雪夫染色（PAs）方法,分别对3日龄及165日龄育成猪卵巢组织结构、各级卵泡的发育变化特点及其黏多糖分布情况进行了研究。结果显示,3日龄的猪卵巢皮质、髓质界限模糊,皮质部分由外向内依次分布着密集的卵原细胞和卵原细胞巢、共质体样的卵原细胞群,皮质深层与髓质相邻处分布着合胞体样的卵母细胞簇状结构和卵泡。育成猪卵巢中,皮、髓质界限明显,能观察到原始卵泡、初级卵泡、次级卵泡及近成熟卵泡,但是很少能见到黄体的结构。PAS染色结果表明,3日龄的猪卵巢中PAS阳性反应主要分布于卵原细胞周围的基质、卵原细胞巢和合胞体的外膜上,以及原始卵泡周围的基质、初级卵泡的卵泡膜及刚形成的透明带上,此外卵巢的白膜、髓质的结缔组织、血管壁及卵巢网周围也可见到广泛的阳性着色。育成猪卵巢中,PAS阳性反应主要分布于基质、生长卵泡的卵泡膜、卵泡的透明带、次级卵泡的卵泡液、黄体被膜及髓质的结缔组织和血管壁。     

水牛腔前卵泡的分布及形态学研究

用常规石蜡切片法研究水牛卵泡在卵巢中的分布规律与结构特征。结果表明各级卵泡的分布具有明显的区域性;原始卵泡位于卵巢皮质的最外层,形成原始卵泡层,初级卵泡位于皮质的中层,次级卵泡位于富含血管的皮质最内层;原始卵泡、初级卵泡和次级卵泡的直径分别为(36.9±7.7)μm、(48.7±8.9)μm和(91.9±27.3)μm,与之对应卵母细胞的直径分别为(19.6±6.0)μm、(27.3±7.1)μm和(49.1±17.4)μm;原始卵泡和初级卵泡的颗粒细胞数为(10.8±2.3)个和(18.1±3.1)个;次级卵泡含有2~6层颗粒细胞,2~4层的颗粒细胞分布不均。     

间情期银黑狐腔前卵泡卵泡细胞的超微结构

为了研究间情期银黑狐腔前卵泡卵泡细胞的超微结构,试验通过透射电子显微镜对卵泡细胞进行超微结构观察、拍照,11月份采集的5只2岁健康银黑狐左侧卵巢共5枚,选择腔前卵泡1~5个(共计20个原始卵泡、25个初级卵泡、18个次级卵泡)进行观察研究。结果表明:卵泡细胞在原始卵泡阶段,线粒体、内质网大多较少,未见高尔基体;发育到初级卵泡阶段后,线粒体、内质网数量开始增多,高尔基体罕见,有少量脂滴出现;而在次级卵泡阶段,所含线粒体、内质网数量进一步增多,高尔基体和脂滴数量未见明显变化,微丝成簇分布。线粒体、内质网的变化趋势与其他哺乳动物基本一致,但高尔基体和间隙连接出现时间较晚。说明间情期银黑狐卵泡细胞逐渐具备辅助卵母细胞成熟的典型特征。     

双峰驼卵巢的组织结构

应用组织学方法对双峰驼卵巢的形态结构进行了显微与亚显微观察。结果显示 ,双峰驼卵巢表面被覆单层立方至单层扁平的生殖上皮 ,无排卵窝 ,上皮下为致密结缔组织白膜 ,卵巢实质由外周的皮质和中央的髓质构成。皮质中原始卵泡和初级卵胞数量稀少 ,其分布位置更靠近皮质中层 ,偶见同一卵泡内含 2个卵母细胞。体积大小和发育阶段不同的次级卵泡与三级卵泡闭锁时 ,所发生的形态变化不一致 ,可出现实心和囊状 2种闭锁卵泡。黄体中以粒性黄体细胞占优势 ,其细胞质中含大量脂质泡而呈海绵样。卵巢髓质中除含大量血管外 ,还见卵巢网分布     

猪卵巢发育的组织学变化及卵泡闭锁规律研究

旨在对不同日龄猪卵巢组织结构以及卵巢发育过程中卵泡闭锁规律进行研究。取3、40、50、60、72、86、95及165日龄猪卵巢各3例,采用常规石蜡切片、HE染色和TUNEL技术检测卵巢组织结构及卵泡闭锁规律,结果表明,猪卵巢发育从组织学上可分为卵原细胞增殖期、卵泡缓慢生长期及卵泡快速生长期3个阶段。卵原细胞增殖期主要以卵原细胞的增殖分裂为特点;在卵泡缓慢生长期,原始卵泡的数量随日龄增加逐渐减少,初级卵泡数量及体积则明显增加;至卵泡快速生长期,生长卵泡的数量及体积继续增大,其数量在86日龄达到最大值;72日龄卵巢中出现三级卵泡,至95日龄卵巢中出现近成熟卵泡。在各时期的卵巢组织,均可观察到卵原细胞及卵泡的闭锁现象,以原始卵泡的退化最为显著。TUNEL检测表明,在卵原细胞增殖期,可见大量原始卵泡及初级卵泡的闭锁,其闭锁主要源自卵泡卵母细胞的凋亡。在卵泡缓慢生长期,各级生长卵泡均可出现闭锁,初级卵泡的闭锁主要由卵母细胞的凋亡引起,也有部分是同时伴有卵母细胞和卵泡细胞凋亡的;次级卵泡的闭锁则主要由于颗粒层细胞的凋亡所致。在卵泡快速生长期,随着卵泡的快速生长,各级卵泡的闭锁也变得更加明显,次级卵泡及三级卵泡的闭锁主要是由颗粒细胞凋亡引起。     

猪人工授精和繁殖疾患的防治(续一)

第二讲母猪的生殖生理第一节母猪的内生殖器官母猪的生殖器官主要有内生殖器官(卵巢和生殖道—输卵管、子宫和阴道)和外生殖器官(包括尿生殖前庭、阴唇、阴蒂),还有副性腺体(位于子宫颈以及阴道的一些腺体)共同构成母猪的生殖器官。一、卵巢在卵巢表面皮质部有一层生殖上皮,其中发育着卵泡。卵泡由原始卵泡开始经初级卵泡发育为次级卵泡,再继续发育形成卵泡细胞,再和卵丘上的卵泡壁相连,发育为三级卵泡,最后发育为成熟卵泡。发情期卵泡体积增大,卵泡中通常只有一个卵母细胞。未成熟的卵泡退化为闭锁卵泡。发情前夕,卵泡不断增长,卵泡液增多,…     

褪黑激素埋植剂对发情期水貂卵巢形态、卵泡发育及血清主要生殖激素的影响

旨在探讨褪黑激素(MLT)埋植剂埋植239 d对发情期水貂卵巢形态和卵泡发育及血清主要生殖激素的影响。试验分为对照组和试验组(MLT埋植剂18 mg/只埋植239 d),每组水貂各4只。分别采集卵巢和血清,用游标卡尺测量长、宽、厚,计算体积并称重,制备卵巢石蜡切片,用光学显微镜测量各级卵泡和卵母细胞直径及透明带厚度,用酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)法测定血清主要生殖激素含量。结果表明：试验组卵巢长、宽、厚及重量均显著增大(P<0.05),体积极显著增大(P<0.01);原始卵泡及其卵母细胞的直径、三级卵泡直径显著增大(P<0.05),透明带厚度仅在三级卵泡阶段差异显著(P<0.05);血清促卵泡素(FSH)、促黄体生成素(LH)、雌二醇(E₂)和孕酮(P₄)含量差异均不显著(P>0.05)。由此得出,水貂于7月初埋植MLT埋植剂(18 mg/只)239 d对发情期水貂卵巢的重量和体积及原始卵泡和三级卵泡的提前发育均有促进作用;对血清FSH、LH、E₂和P₄含量没有影响。     

Expression Pattern of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Canine Folliculogenesis and its Effect on the Growth and Development of Follicles after Ovarian Organ Culture

In this study, the expressions of VEGF in dog follicles were detected by immunohistochemistry and the effects of VEGF treatment on the primordial to primary follicle transition and on subsequent follicle progression were examined using a dog ovary organ culture system. The frozen‐thawed canine ovarian follicles within slices of ovarian cortical tissue were cultured for 7 and 14 days in presence or absence of VEGF. After culture, the ovaries were fixed, sectioned, stained and counted for morphologic analysis. The results showed that VEGF was expressed in the theca cells of antral follicles and in the granulosa cells nearest the oocyte in preantral follicle but not in granulosa cells of primordial and primary follicles; however, the VEGF protein was expressed in CL. After in vitro culture, VEGF caused a decrease in the number of primordial follicles and concomitant increase in the number of primary follicles that showed growth initiation and reached the secondary and preantral stages of development after 7 and 14 days. Follicular viability was also improved in the presence of VEGF after 7 and 14 days in culture. In conclusion, treatment with VEGF was found to promote the activation of primordial follicle development that could provide an alternative approach to stimulate early follicle development in dogs.     

Effect of growth differentiation factor‐9 (GDF‐9) on the progression of buffalo follicles in vitrified–warmed ovarian tissues

To improve the reproductive performance of water buffalo to level can satisfy our needs, the mechanisms controlling ovarian follicular growth and development should be thoroughly investigated. Therefore, in this study, the expressions of growth differentiation factor‐9 (GDF‐9) in buffalo ovaries were examined by immunohistochemistry, and the effects of GDF‐9 treatment on follicle progression were investigated using a buffalo ovary organ culture system. Frozen–thawed buffalo ovarian follicles within slices of ovarian cortical tissue were cultured for 14 days in the presence or absence of GDF‐9. After culture, ovarian slices were fixed, sectioned and stained. The follicles were morphologically analysed and counted. Expression pattern of GDF‐9 was detected in oocytes from primordial follicles onwards, besides, also presented in granulosa cells. Moreover, GDF‐9 was detected in mural granulosa cells and theca cells of pre‐antral follicles. In antral follicles, cumulus cells and theca cells displayed positive expression of GDF‐9. In corpora lutea, GDF‐9 was expressed in both granulosa and theca lutein cells. After in vitro culture, there was no difference in the number of primordial follicles between cultured plus GDF‐9 and cultured control that indicated the GDF‐9 treatment has no effect on the primordial to primary follicle transition. GDF‐9 treatment caused a significant decrease in the number of primary and secondary follicles compared with controls accompanied with a significant increase in pre‐antral and antral follicles. These results suggest that a larger number of primary and secondary follicles were stimulated to progress to later developmental stages when treated with GDF‐9. Vitrification/warming of buffalo ovarian tissue had a little remarkable effect, in contrast to culturing for 14 days, on the expression of GDF‐9. In conclusion, treatment with GDF‐9 was found to promote progression of primary follicle that could provide an alternative approach to stimulate early follicle development and to improve therapies for the most common infertility problem in buffaloes (ovarian inactivity).     

犬不同生殖周期阶段卵巢的组织结构观察

为了探讨犬卵巢组织结构和生殖周期阶段的相关性,试验对犬不同生殖周期阶段卵巢的外观形态和组织结构进行观察。结果表明,犬卵泡期、黄体期和乏情期卵巢体积分别为812.63、1081.80和446.03 mm³,黄体期高于卵泡期和乏情期(P＜0.05),卵泡期高于乏情期(P＜0.05);卵泡期、黄体期和乏情期卵巢质量分别为0.89、1.14和0.71 g,卵泡期低于黄体期且高于乏情期,但3者之间不存在显著性差异(P＞0.05);卵泡期卵巢中可见较多次级卵泡和少量成熟卵泡,黄体期卵巢中可见部分次级卵泡和闭锁卵泡,并有大量黄体存在,乏情期卵巢中卵泡类型主要以原始卵泡为主。可见,犬卵巢形态及组织结构与所处生殖周期阶段有关。     

Light microscopical and ultrastructural characterization of black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya) ovarian follicles

The present study describes the morphological characteristics of black howler monkey (Alouatta caraya) ovarian follicles. One ovary of an adult healthy black howler monkey was collected and processed for light and electron microscopy. Primordial, primary, secondary, tertiary and pre-ovulatory follicles were evaluated for their morphometrical aspects. The ovary of black howler monkey presented a distinct conformation with a uniform distribution of the follicles mostly in the peripheric cortex. This black howler monkey ovary presented a total of 59 921 ovarian follicles. From this amount, 71.1% were classified as primordial, 18.9% as primary, 8.1% as secondary, 1.4% as tertiary and 0.5% as pre-ovulatory follicles. From all these developmental stages, the mean diameters of follicles, oocytes, oocytes nuclei and the mean number of granulosa cells are described. Moreover, primordial, primary and secondary follicles have been observed by electron microscopy.     

JSAR Outstanding Research Award. In vitro growth of mammalian oocytes

The mammalian ovary contains a huge number of small follicles of various sizes, and each follicle encloses a small oocyte. Only a small number of non-growing oocytes (30 microm in the pig and cow) grow to their final size (120 microm), mature, and are ovulated. In vitro growth (IVG) culturing of small oocytes will provide a new source of mature oocytes for livestock production. Using the IVG culture system, non-growing mouse oocytes in primordial follicles grow to their final size and acquire full developmental competence. Among large animals, babies were produced from ovarian oocytes by IVG culture only in the cow. However, the oocytes used were not non-growing ones but at the mid-growth stage (90-99 microm in diameter) in early antral follicles. Xenotransplantation of the follicles at an early stage to immuno-deficient mice is a substitute for an effective long-term IVG culture of much smaller oocytes. IVG and xenotransplantation of small oocytes at a specific size will provide a new understanding of the mechanisms regulating oogenesis and folliculogenesis in the complex mammalian ovary.     

Folliculogenesis and Morphometry of Oocyte and Follicle Growth in the Feline Ovary

This study was designed to describe, both quantitatively (morphometry) and qualitatively (histological differentiation), follicle and oocyte growth in the feline ovary. The ovaries of 43 cats were collected and processed for histology. The diameters of 832 follicle/oocyte pairs were measured, with and without zona pellucida (ZP), and a special emphasis was placed on the study of early folliculogenesis. Primordial, primary, secondary, pre-antral and early antral follicles were measured at 44.3, 86.2, 126.0, 155.6 and 223.8 μm in diameter respectively. A biphasic pattern of follicle and oocyte growth was observed. Before antrum formation, follicle ( x ) and oocyte ( y ) size were positively and linearly correlated ( y  = 0.500 x  + 20.01, r ² = 0.89). Antrum formation occurred when the follicle reached 160–200 μm in diameter (when oocyte was at 102 μm). After antrum formation, a decoupling was observed, a minimal increase in oocyte size contrasting with a significant follicle development ( y  = 0.001 x  + 114.39, r ² = 0.01). The pre-ovulatory follicle diameter was approximately 3500 μm and the maximal oocyte diameter was 115 μm. The ZP, absent in primordial and primary follicles, appeared at the secondary stage and reached almost 6 μm at the pre-ovulatory stage. These results suggest that (i) in feline ovary, follicle and oocyte growth pattern is similar to that observed in other mammals; (ii) the antrum forms in 160–200 μm follicles, which represents 5% of the pre-ovulatory diameter and (iii) the oocyte had achieved more than 90% of its maximal growth at the stage of antrum formation.     

Study on the Changes of Reproductive Hormone and Regulation of Follicle Development During the Reproductive Cycle of Yili Goose in Xinjiang

This experiment was aimed to study the changes of reproductive hormone and regulation of follicle development during the reproductive cycle of Yili goose in Xinjiang. 2 years old Yili goose were chosen which were in good health and similar weight. 32 samples were randomly selected to take blood samples for hormone detection during the laying, broodiness and ceased periods, and 15 samples were randomly selected to gather ovarian tissue for the observation of the development of ovary and follicular. The results showed that during the laying period, the GnRH of the Yili goose was extremely significantly higher than the broodiness and ceased periods of 16.78% and 58.29% (P<0.01);PRL was significantly lower than the broodiness period of 13.00% (P<0.05), and was extremely significantly higher than the ceased period of 28.94% (P<0.01); FSH was higher than the broodiness period of 6.98% (P>0.05),and was extremely significantly higher than the ceased period of 21.12% (P<0.01); LH was extremely significantly lower than the broodiness period of 8.38% (P<0.01),and was extremely significantly higher than the ceased period of 16.84% (P<0.01); E₂ were extremely significantly higher than that the broodiness and ceased periods of 29.80% and 112.40% (P<0.01); P₄ levels were extremely significantly higher than the broodiness and ceased periods of 28.89% and 30.34% (P<0.01). The ovary volume and weight of Yili goose were extremely significantly higher than that of broodiness and ceased periods (P<0.01). In the laying period, the mature follicles of Yili goose were significantly larger than that of the broodiness and resting periods, the number of secondary follicles was more and the number of primary follicles was lesser. Ovarian growth and mature follicle atresia, granule layer shrinkage, inward depression, cytoplasmic cavity, follicular atrophy at all levels in the broodiness period. The follicle cytoplasmic cavity of the ovary was larger in the ceased period than broodiness period, and inward concave further deeper, a large number of primordial follicles evenly arranged. Thus, during the laying period, the responses of GnRH, E₂ and LH of Yili goose were active and played a leading role on the development of ovarian and follicular. PRL and LH maintained a high level of secretion, cooperated to maintain the broodiness behavior during the broodiness period.     

Oocyte Morphology from Primordial to Early Tertiary Follicles of Yak

The objective of this study was to investigate the developmental morphology of yak oocytes from the primordial follicle to the tertiary follicle. Yak oocytes from resting primordial (n = 6), activated primordial (n = 12), primary (n = 9), secondary (n = 7) and early tertiary (n = 5) follicles were processed and analysed by light and transmission electron microscopy. The resting primordial follicular oocyte was characterized by relatively smooth surface on the oolemma, the accumulation of free and organelle‐related smooth (SER) and rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER), round or oval mitochondria, and polyribosomes on the surface of the RER and throughout the ooplasm. The activated primordial follicular oocyte was dominated by numerous coated pits and coated vesicles on the oolemma, and round mitochondria. Up to the secondary follicular stage the oocyte displayed an increase in the number of microvilli, polyribosome, Golgi complexes and mitochondria with distinct cristae. During the secondary follicular stage, formation of the zona pellucida, development of a desmosome‐like connection between the oocyte and the granulosa cells, formation of the cortical granules in the oocyte and elongated mitochondria in nearly all oocytes were seen. In the early tertiary follicular oocyte, the perivitelline space was present and a decrease in free SER and RER in the ooplasm occurred; finally, the nucleus migrated from an eccentric to a peripheral location. In conclusion, the growth of the yak oocyte is associated with the relocation and modulation of a number of cytoplasmic organelles as well as the development of oocyte‐specific structures such as the zona pellucida, desmosome‐like connection and cortical granules.     

A morphological and immunohistochemical study of healthy and atretic follicles in the ovary of the sexually immature ostrich (Struthio camelus)

The morphology of healthy and atretic follicles in the ovary of the sexually immature ostrich was described in the present study. In addition, the distribution of the intermediate filaments desmin, vimentin and smooth muscle actin, in these ovarian follicles, was demonstrated. Healthy and atretic primordial, pre-vitellogenic and vitellogenic follicles were present in the ovaries of the sexually immature ostrich. Atresia occurred during all stages of follicular development. Atretic primordial and pre-vitellogenic follicles were characterized by the presence of a shrunken oocyte surrounded by a multilayered granulosa cell layer. Two forms of atresia (types 1 and 2) were identified in vitellogenic follicles. In the advanced stages of type 1 atresia the follicle was dominated by a hyalinized mass. In contrast, in type 2 atresia the granulosa and theca interna cells differentiated into interstitial gland cells. Positive immunostaining for desmin was observed in the granulosa cells of only healthy primordial and pre-vitellogenic follicles. Atretic primordial and pre-vitellogenic follicles were immunonegative for desmin. Vimentin immunoreactivity was demonstrated in the granulosa cells of all follicles except the vitellogenic atretic follicles. The results of the present study indicate that ovarian follicles in the sexually immature ostrich undergo a cycle of growth and regression, which is similar to that reported in other avian species. Furthermore, based on the results of the immunohistochemical study, it would appear that the distribution and immunostaining of intermediate filaments changes during follicular development and atresia.